An official website of the United States government
Here's how you know
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

News from around the Fleet

US 2nd Fleet, USFF host Fleet Medicine Symposium

06 February 2023

From Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach, U.S. 2nd Fleet Public Affairs

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet’s Health Service Support team, in conjunction with U.S. Fleet Forces Surgeon and Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), hosted the Fleet Medicine Symposium, at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023.

Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet’s Health Service Support team, in conjunction with U.S. Fleet Forces Surgeon and Commander, Naval Medical Forces Atlantic (NMFL), hosted the Fleet Medicine Symposium, at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023.

Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets.
NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)
Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets.
230203-N-XI307-1005
NORFOLK, Va. - Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)
Photo By: Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Seelbach
VIRIN: 230203-N-XI307-1005

This year’s symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets to share operational medicine practices and lessons learned to ensure mission assurance.

Capt. Carolyn Rice, deputy commander, NMFL  explained that integrating with medical communities across numbered fleets drives the evolution of medical processes.

“The Fleet Medicine Symposium establishes a common medical standard to the Navy and Marine Corps team ensuring the readiness of One Navy Medicine,” Rice said.

The symposium briefed operational medical logistics, manning issues and cold weather medicine. Some of the topics of conversation included recent training exercises and the strategic value of the Arctic. Navy Medicine leadership collaborated with maritime forces in discussions and training on combat casualty care and triage techniques specific to medical care of military personnel in cold weather environments.  

NORFOLK - Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)
NORFOLK - Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)
NORFOLK - Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)
Medical Symposium
NORFOLK - Capt. Miguel Cubano, commander, Fifth Fleet Surgeon, speaks to participants at the Fleet Medicine Symposium held at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Feb. 1-3, 2023. This year's symposium brought Hampton Roads area medical leadership together for training on health service support across numbered fleets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)
Photo By: MC1 Ryan Seelbach
VIRIN: 230203-N-XI307-1007

“We need to sustain collaboration with our fleet partners and actively participate in exercises and rehearse the new warfighting concepts to guarantee mission success,” Rice said.  

Navy Medicine — comprised of approximately 44,000 highly-trained military and civilian health care professionals — provides enduring expeditionary medical support to the warfighter on, below, and above the sea, and ashore.

NMFL, headquartered in Portsmouth, Virginia, delivers operationally focused medical expertise and capabilities to meet Fleet, Marine and Joint Force requirements by providing equipment, sustainment and maintenance of medical forces during combat operations and public health crisis. NMFL provides oversight for 21 Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Centers, logistics, and public health and dental services throughout the U.S. East Coast, U.S. Gulf Coast, Hawaii, Europe, and the Middle East.

U.S. 2nd Fleet, reestablished in 2018 in response to the changing global security environment, develops and employs maritime forces ready to fight across multiple domains in the Atlantic and Arctic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.

For more U.S. 2nd Fleet news and photos, visit facebook.com/US2ndFleet, Https://Www.C2f.Usff.Navy.Mil/, and Twitter - @US2ndFleet

 

Google Translation Disclaimer

  • Google Translate, a third party service provided by Google, performs all translations directly and dynamically.
  • Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, www.c7f.navy.mil has no control over the features, functions, or performance of the Google Translate service.
  • The automated translations should not be considered exact and should be used only as an approximation of the original English language content.
  • This service is meant solely for the assistance of limited English-speaking users of the website.
  • Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, www.c7f.navy.mil does not warrant the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of any information translated.
  • Some items cannot be translated, including but not limited to image buttons, drop down menus, graphics, photos, or portable document formats (pdfs).
  • Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, www.c7f.navy.mil does not directly endorse Google Translate or imply that it is the only language translation solution available to users.
  • All site visitors may choose to use similar tools for their translation needs. Any individuals or parties that use Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, www.c7f.navy.mil content in translated form, whether by Google Translate or by any other translation services, do so at their own risk.
  • IE users: Please note that Google Translate may not render correctly when using Internet Explorer. Users are advised to use MS Edge, Safari, Chrome, or Firefox browser to take full advantage of the Google Translate feature.
  • The official text of content on this site is the English version found on this website. If any questions arise related to the accuracy of the information contained in translated text, refer to the English version on this website, it is the official version.

Commander, U.S. Navy Region Korea   |   PSC 478 Box 1   |   FPO AP, 96212-0001
Official U.S. Navy Website